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The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens – Le Crayon Cassé loop from Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Nice

Saint-Étienne-De-Tinée

The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens – Le Crayon Cassé loop from Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

Hard

5.0

(10)

701

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The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens – Le Crayon Cassé loop from Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

03:55

61.4km

1,800m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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After 18.2 km for 25.0 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

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22.7 km

Camp des Fourches military camp

Highlight • Historical Site

The Camp des Fourches was part of a set of fortifications protecting the Ubaye valley from potential Italian attacks. This barracks in particular was used by alpine hunters whose mission …

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23.2 km

View of the beautiful route to the Col de la Bonette

Highlight • Other

Equally spectacular on the way up or down. In 06/2019, the road condition on the entire southern ramp was very neat, so downhill a very enjoyable driving was possible.

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26.6 km

Raspaillon Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

grandiose view and if you smell it carefully, you can smell the sea :)

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29.6 km

Col de la Bonette

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Don’t look too hard at the Bonette’s claim – seen on signposts the length of the ascent from Jausiers in the north and from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée in the south – that …

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30.7 km

Cime de la Bonette Summit

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Climb to do at dawn from Barcelonnette, a lot of marmots and less motorcycles ;-)

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31.6 km

The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens

Highlight • Waterfall

A beautiful waterfall rushes here directly next to the road to the valley - the cool air, which he brings, is at the driveway welcome cooling. In the downhill, you …

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56.6 km

Le Crayon Cassé

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Perfect pit stop on your way down from La Bonnette

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61.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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60.4 km

863 m

123 m

Surfaces

59.4 km

1.68 km

240 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 21 June

27°C

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Comments

June 22, 2023,4/5 Salade Niçoise: Cime de la Bonette🚵‍♂️

Monument Suprème today🏔! Highest pass in Europe, according to the French then🫡. After 1.5 hours super nice car ride out in Saint Etienne de Tinée. From there 25km😲 climb from approx. 1300 to 2862m💪🏼. Hopefully unlike until 2011 now possible incl. the Cime, the last artificial steep km🤞🏻. I find the Bonette with 6-7% a nice running climb, also went …

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September 28, 2025,Col de la bonette

I was lucky enough to climb the entire wooded area with the roar of the deer

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Camp des Fourches military camp

View of the beautiful route to the Col de la Bonette

Raspaillon Pass

Col de la Bonette

Cime de la Bonette Summit

View from Col de la Bonette

The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens

Le Crayon Cassé

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